Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future.
Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them.
With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop.
Studying the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical examiner and Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim—a woman—who has vanished . . . and who will die soon if she isn’t found.
Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city’s most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers—a man who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him away.
But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past to the case . . . and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the suspects he pursues.
The series
In the shadows of Atlanta, where justice is never black and white, an investigator like no other untangles the city’s darkest crimes. The Will Trent series plunges readers into the world of a man shaped by a brutal past—an orphan who grew up invisible, now wielding his uncanny ability to read between the lines where others see nothing. Will Trent doesn’t just solve cases; he exposes the fractures beneath polite society, uncovering secrets that fester in silence.
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With each novel, the series tightens its grip, blending psychological depth with pulse-pounding suspense. Twisting narratives, raw emotional intensity, and the unsettling reality of human darkness make these stories impossible to forget. But beneath the grit and blood, there's heart—an intricate exploration of survival, trust, and the weight of wounds that never truly heal.
For those who crave crime fiction that challenges expectations, where every revelation cuts deep and justice is rarely clean, this series delivers. Will Trent isn’t just about the cases—it’s about the people broken by them and the investigator who refuses to look away.
#1 · 2006Triptych 
#2 · 2008Fractured 
#3 · 2009Undone 
#4 · 2010Broken 
#5 · 2011Fallen 
#5.5 · 2012Snatched 
#6 · 2012Criminal 
#6.5 · 2013Busted 
#7 · 2013Unseen 
#8 · 2016The Kept Woman 
#9 · 2019The Last Widow 
#10 · 2020The Silent Wife 
#11 · 2023After That Night 
#12 · 2024This Is Why We Lied 
#13 · 2027Will Trent Book 13 Be the first reviewer
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